Trump promises visit, aid to storm-ravaged Puerto Rico

WASHINGTON (AP) — Suddenly, just about all President Donald Trump can talk about is Puerto Rico.

After not mentioning the hurricane-devastated island for days, Trump on Tuesday pushed back repeatedly against criticism that he had failed to quickly grasp the magnitude of Maria’s destruction. Trump announced that he would visit Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands next week. He tweeted about Puerto Rico’s needs. He talked about Puerto Rico during a meeting on tax cuts. He raised the subject at a Rose Garden news conference with the prime minister of Spain.

And he attended a hurricane briefing and called a meeting of agency heads tasked with helping Puerto Rico recover.